This November, the state of Nevada and its six electoral votes could be crucial in deciding who wins the race for the White House between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump. 

Jon Ralston, CEO and Editor of "The Nevada Independent," joined Amrit Singh on "Inside the Issues" to discuss the state of the presidential race in battleground Nevada, where polls show an extremely close race, though the dynamics of the race have changed since Vice President Harris replaced President Biden atop the Democratic ticket. 

"Before Biden got out in Nevada, which has shifted a little bit right over the last two cycles, Biden was behind outside the margin of error to Trump," Ralston said. "But Harris has turned what looked like a pretty bleak outlook here for the Democrats into a lot of optimism and a lot of volunteers, but the state is still very close." 

The economy is certain to be top of mind to Nevada voters this fall, and although Harris has earned the endorsement from leaders of the state's largest union, Ralston noted that Trump's heavy promotion of a "no tax on tips" economic policy could help him.

"Trump is really using that as his signature issue here," said Ralston. "If he can penetrate past the leadership, into the rank-and-file, and divide them a little bit, that could cut down the Democratic margin in Clark County and that's how he could win the state." 

Ralston also commented on the critical U.S Senate race in Nevada, where voters will decide between incumbent Democratic Senator Jacky Rosen and Republican Challenger Sam Brown. 

"(Rosen) is ahead of every poll I've seen, outside or close to the margin of error," Ralston said. "She's clearly the favorite;  but it will depend on what happens in the last month-and-a-half of this campaign."

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